1	THE GRAND TOUR OF EUROPE My study abroad adventure through the heart of Europe
2	Destinations Amsterdam, The Netherlands Paris, France Lugano, Switzerland Rome, Italy Florence, Italy Venice, Italy Rüdesheim, Germany
3	Amsterdam, The Netherlands Highlights Celebrating Queen’s Day Visiting museums: Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Mauritshuis Seeing Aunt Frank’s living quarters Going on various pub crawls in the cities of Amsterdam and Hoorn
4	Paris, France Highlights More museums and attractions: The Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Statue of Liberty, Luxembourg Gardens Drinking wine Climbing the Eiffel Tower and seeing it sparkle at night Eating croissants and crepes
5	Lugano, Switzerland Highlights Climbing Monte San Salvatore: 6 hour hike! Eating authentic Italian food in the piazzas Seeing the snow-capped mountains Riding the funicular Watching locals play chess on the boardwalks
6	Rome, Italy Highlights Walking through the Collosseum Experiencing The Vatican City firsthand—the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Cathedral First tastes of Italian-style pizza
7	Florence, Italy Highlights Visiting the Cinque Terre—towns carved right into the Italian mountain-side Views of the city from the Piazza Michelangelo Seeing David Getting lost Truly discovering and experiencing gelato
8	Venice, Italy Highlights Crossing the Rialto Bridge Sunshine A side trip to Lido for the beach Watching the glass blowers in Murano Transportation by the vaporetti Practicing my Italian
9	Rüdesheim, Germany Highlights River cruise along the Rhine River Drinking beer Strolling along the Drosselgasse- the heart of the town Sauerkraut and sausage Viewing dozens of castles nestled in the countryside
10	Favorite Moments Seeing all the hard work leading up to the trip pay off… Knowing that I have just begun experiencing our amazing world